There is no giant elliptical galaxy (GE) in the local group (LG), so to study the various features of GE galaxies, we must look at the nearest elliptical galaxy in other groups. NGC 5128 (or Centaurus A), with a distance of 3.8 Mpc (\(\mu =27.87 \pm 0.16 \)  mag; [1]}, and \(E(B-V) = 0.15 \pm 0.05\)  mag; [2]}) provides for us a distinctive opportunity to study the nearest GE galaxy ([3]}; [4]}; [5]}; [6]}), located in the Centaurus group of galaxies ([7]}).
